#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;
ifstream fin("lgput.in");
ofstream fout("lgput.out");

int main()
{
    long long y = 1999999973;
    long long N, M;
    fin >> N >> M;
    long long x;
    x = static_cast<long long>(pow(N, M)) % y; // Cast to long long before applying modulus
    cout << x;
    return 0;
}